What Is Wrong with Us? The children are not failing us. They are following us.
MyJoyOnline reported that a familiar lament echoes across Africa through homes, classrooms, places of worship, workplaces, and television studios. Parents worry that young people have become impatient and entitled, while teachers complain that discipline is declining. Employers speak of poor work ethic, and politicians, religious leaders, and traditional authorities express concern about growing intolerance, corruption, drug abuse, cybercrime, and civic indifference.
The article suggests that instead of asking what has gone wrong with youth, the question should be what they have been watching, and that the character of adults who raised them should be examined. Albert Bandura, more than sixty years ago, demonstrated through his Social Learning Theory that children learn primarily by observing others. His Bobo Doll experiments revealed that young people imitate behaviours they repeatedly witness, especially when those behaviours appear successful or carry no consequences.
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Across Africa, a common concern is emerging about the perceived decline in youth values and discipline. This raises a critical question about the
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